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Libraries and the impact of self-publishing on humanities and social science publishing The self-publishing revolution has created a drastic increase in the number or works being published in the social sciences and humanities. This windfall of content has created an abundance that can be overwhelming, but it ultimately presents an opportunity for libraries to develop deeper and more unique collections.

Who should attend? This half-day workshop is beneficial for any librarian, publisher or information professional interested in the impacts of self-publishing and independent publishing on library acquisitions. Though more impact has been felt thus far in the social sciences and humanities, this is a phenomenon affecting all areas of materials acquisitions will provide valuable insights for anyone working in this area.

What is SelfPub 2.0? SP2 is about insuring that the continued democratization of publishing and content tools pushes the mission of the library into the future. We will be producing workshops, mini-conferences and learning materials centered on this mission.

Mitchell Davis is a publishing and media entrepreneur. He was the founder in 2000 of BookSurge the world’s first integrated global print-on-demand and publishing services company (sold to Amazon.com in 2005 and re-branded as CreateSpace). Since 2008 he has been founder... Read More →

Assistant Director for Discovery & Technology Services, East Carolina University

Eleanor I. Cook has worked in the library field for over 30 years, and is currently Assistant Director for Discovery and Technology Services at Joyner Library at East Carolina University. She has had various technical services responsibilities including both monographic and serials/e-resources... Read More →

Professor Emeritus, School of Library & Information Science, Wayne State University

Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University School of Library & Information Science. Bob Holley has been actively involved in collection development since 1980 as an academic librarian, library science professor, and researcher. He was chief collection development officer at the University... Read More →

William P. Kane is the Director of Digital Publishing at Wake Forest University. They checked, and he is a librarian, with an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh -- from there something about his having been a janitor, then a millworker, and then a schoolteacher in Pennsylvania... Read More →

Mr. Lees oversees ebrary's content acquisitions, collection development, and content marketing, and works with the executive staff to develop and drive global strategies. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and information industry.
Prior to coming to ebrary... Read More →

Bob Nardini is Vice President, Product Development at Ingram Coutts. He worked in both public and academic libraries prior to 1985, when he took a job in the academic bookselling industry, where he has been ever since. In 2007 Nardini joined Coutts and since then has been involved... Read More →

Matt Nauman is Academic Digital Product Manager at YBP Library Services. He has been involved in the development of YBP’s Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) program. He has also been to more of these conferences than he cares to remember.

Cyril Oberlander is the Director of Milne Library at the SUNY College at Geneseo since April, 2012, and was previously the Interim Director since January 2011, and before that the Associate Director of Milne Library since January 2008. Prior to that, he was the Director of Interlibrary... Read More →

Director, University of North Carolina Press, University of North Carolina

John Sherer was named the seventh director of the University of North Carolina Press in June of 2012. Prior to that, he was the publisher of Basic Books in New York and also held the positions of Publisher of Nation Books, member of the AAP Trade Executive Committee, and adjunct professor... Read More →

Joyce Skokut is Director, Collection Development for Ingram Content Group's library services business unit. In this role, Joyce supports publishers and academic and public library customers worldwide, providing her expertise and guidance on physical and digital content acquisition... Read More →